Congress Reacts to Beer Data Requests in Hoover Era
Washington reports vary on Walter H. Newton seeking census data on brewing. Rep Dyer of Missouri pushes for light beer as issue ahead of elections while voicing general prohibition concerns. Sen Brookhart favors prohibition and doubts any change to the Volstead Act. Sen Wheeler open to light beer if White House recommends it.
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Washington
Walter H. Newton
Hoover
Census Bureau
Capitol Hill
Newton
White House
Dyer
Missouri
Senate
House
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Brookhart Republican
Iowa
Wheeler
Montana
Why Not Use It Brain Capacity Claim by Smithsonian Scientist
The article cites Dr Hrdlike stating humans possess from ten to a hundred times more brain capacity than used. He argues capacity exists but must be harnessed through study before it can be utilized.
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Hrdlike
Smithsonian
Oldest NC death row inmate John Hauser to be executed
An interview with 82 year old John Henry Hauser, the oldest prisoner on NC death row, covers a Davie county farm life and road project memories. He reflects on his murder conviction for killing his son in law Fred Styres and his status as the state’s oldest man on trial for life.
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Harriette Hammer Walker
Chesterfield
Death Row
Fred Styres
John Henry Hauser
Davie
North Carolina
Davie County
Yadkin River
Portrait of John Hauser on Death Row and his simple comforts
The article portrays John Hauser on Death Row reflecting on life on his Davie County farm. He shares anecdotes about tobacco, pears, and a handmade hackberry cane, and recounts recipes and remedies from his past while speaking kindly of others, including the lawyer and the prison staff, as he faces his impending date.
Musical Art Club To Hear Molitores Monday Night
The Musical Art Club announces a fall season opener at the High Point Country Club featuring Mr and Mrs Edward Molitore of Greensboro College. Molitore, a noted tenor, has sung with major orchestras and operas and will be joined by Mrs Molitore and Miss Audry Bruton in a program of songs and arias.
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Edward Molitore
Greensboro College
High Point Country Club
J. Gurney Briggs
Molitore
Greensboro
New York
First Presbyterian Church
South
Wilmette
Chicago
Mr. Molitore
Northwestern University
Juillard Musical Foundation
Italy
Pasquale Amato
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Minneapolis
Detroit
St. Louis
Apollo Musical Club
The
Haydn Choral Society
Boston
Geraldine Farrar Opera Company
Cincinnati
Grand Opera
Times-Star
Camilla Tentara Molitore
United States
Chicago Tribune
Rachmaninoff
Pace
B. Lucevan le Stelle
Tosca
Pucccini
Colorado
Cadman
Mrs. Molitore
Ancient Easter Egg Found in Shrewsbury NY
Mrs. Louisa Young found a dated 1879 colored Easter egg while cleaning a Shrewsbury home in York. The feather-light egg formed gas inside as it decayed, its dark blue shell etched with a rabbit and chickens and bearing the name of her son, Robert.
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York
Shrewsbury
Louisa Young
Market gloom deepens as selling pressure hits London markets
New York trading closes Friday with a gloomy weekend outlook as UK sterling dips to 4.84 dollars and imports show heavy selling. The market records a large 2,420,833 share turnover. stocks fall 2 to 6 points while shorts cover and anew deluge of offerings hits in the final minutes. Banks curb short selling and Amsterdam and Dutch selling weigh on sentiment amid shifting gold flows.
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John L. Cooley
New York
Shorts
Standard Statistics
Associated Press
Sterling
Amsterdam
London
Holland
T'S
Bought Drama of High Society Opens at Paramount
The Bennett duo leads the two day Paramount engagement of Bought a lavish drama about a modern girl aiming for high society. Miss Bennett shines in a multi faceted role supported by Richard Bennett Ben Lyon Dorothy Peterson Raymond Milland and others. Based on the Harriet Henry novel Jackdaws Strut.
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Constance Bennett
Paramount
Miss Bennett
Richard Bennett
Ben Lyon
Dorothy Peterson
Raymond Milland
Arthur Stuart Hull
Ed Nugent
Mae Madison
Maude Eburne
Clara Blandick
Doris Lloyd
Harriet Henry
Hospitals Adopt Black Operatory Color Scheme
Ruselan hospitals experiment with dead black operating rooms and staff including surgeons and attendants wearing black to create a uniform clinical ambience.
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Ruselan
Monkey Law Favored by Jocko Says Familiarity Breeds Contempt
An exclusive interview with Jocko at the High Point Community Fair portrays him predicting Alfalfa Bill Murray as president and lampooning the era's politics. He quips on monkey law and fashion, praises cotton styles, and jokes about women's rights and prohibition with satirical asides.
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Jocko
Alfalfa Bill Murray
Oklahoma
Texas
Hoover, Hooch and Hooey
Eeek
Eek
Hoover
George Bernard Hemingway
Sinclair Lewis
Polly Moran
Sonny Boy
Esek
Toodeldeoo
Jennie
Bar Association Backs Wickersham Crime Report
The American Bar Association adopted a resolution endorsing the Wickersham Committee report on crime, condemning third degree methods and urging prosecutors to comment on a defendant's failure to testify. It followed a two hour debate with criticism and support from legal figures including Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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J. R. Brackett
Atlantic City
N. J
American Bar Association
Wickersham
Oliver Wendell Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Robert von Moschzisker
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Leri Cooke
Washington, D. C
Justin Miller
Law School
Duke University
Prosecution Seeks Additional Weapons Under Resolution
The record notes the prosecution’s demand for extra weapons, with the resolution indicating entitlement to additional arms.
Two Million American Women Get Alimony
The piece contrasts editorials and quotes from Nick Butler with a remark about alimony. The note hints at which writer produced the comment, while mentioning a substantial number of women receiving alimony in the United States.
New Bern Negroes Sentenced To Atlanta Pen
Harry Brown of Denison Texas and Saul Harris of New Bern North Carolina were sentenced in federal court to three years in Atlanta Penitentiary and fined $1000 each after pleading guilty to breaking into the East Millsboro post office in June and stealing 131 postal money order blanks.
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Pittsburgh
Harry Brown
Denison
Texas
Saul Harris
New Bern
N. C
Atlanta
East Millsboro
New York Leads Nations in Vehicle Registrations
New York state cities top the list for motor vehicle registrations with New York City first, followed by Los Angeles Chicago and Detroit in the report.
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New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Detroit
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Wickersham Committee On
Jamestown
Nick” Butler
Ito
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